This month was my second time volunteering as a Spanish interpreter at IFAM: The International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I had so much fun helping the artists and browsing the many colorful booths full of textiles, ceramics, jewelry, paintings, and more. IFAM has a robust volunteer program, and several languages areContinue reading “Folk Art Market 2026”
Category Archives: Arte/Art
In Praise of Brick and Mortar
Hello there! This post is about how special brick-and-mortar spaces can be. I worked with a colleague on several recent translations that are now enjoying life in a brick-and-mortar location. To begin, I translated the panel texts and artwork labels for several current Museum of New Mexico Foundation exhibitions. One of them,“Lucy Lippard: Notes fromContinue reading “In Praise of Brick and Mortar”
Children’s Books in Translation
It’s almost fall in the Northern Hemisphere! This means back-to-school time, and I’m seeing updates about new books in translation for kids. There are now an unprecedented number of children’s books in translation. When I taught Spanish in K-12 schools, I loved discovering new children’s books in translation. I taught Spanish in elementary schools forContinue reading “Children’s Books in Translation”
Las Carpetas
I recently heard about the artwork of Christopher Gregory-Rivera on an episode of the Las Raras podcast. Christopher Gregory-Rivera’s recent work, called “Las Carpetas” (“The Files”), examines the history of government surveillance on the island of Puerto Rico. The “carpetas” he refers to are files with information about Puerto Rican citizens — targets of FBIContinue reading “Las Carpetas”
What I’m Working On, Part 2
Most translators specialize in certain fields: finance, legal, education, etc. As a former classroom teacher, I’ve specialized in education from the start of my translation business. I also work a lot with legal documents and art world publications. The past couple of years gave me the opportunity to work in new fields: -Community health andContinue reading “What I’m Working On, Part 2”
Talking New Mexico
My husband and I were fortunate to spend most of our summer in New Mexico this year. We stayed in Santa Fe, Taos and the Albuquerque area, where my husband’s family lives. We also drove far north, which we usually don’t have the time to do, visiting the picturesque mountain town of Chama and theContinue reading “Talking New Mexico”
Alison Trujillo Translations 